08 January 2019

Sandbox - 8jan19

[Get ready for President Trump's speech from the Oval Office tonight in which he'll try to convince us that there is national security crisis on our southern border, and that spending money to reduce border porosity is now a national priority which the Constitution allows, nay, requires him to exercise executive powers to defend America against an unending influx of poor, ignorant, and destitute foreigners who are told they have the right to illegally enter the country and establish a new life in America. gjr]

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So if the masters of the universe don't even get to do business in china then why do they allow the chi coms to censor the world????

A Twitter spokeswoman declined to comment on the government campaign.

China has long policed what its citizens can see and say, including online, but the recent push shows that Beijing’s vision of internet control encompasses social media around the world. Messages on WhatsApp, which is blocked in China, have begun to appear as evidence in Chinese trials.

The Chinese government has increasingly demanded that Google and Facebook take down content that officials object to even though both companies’ sites are inaccessible in China. After the exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui used the platforms to lob graft accusations at top Chinese leaders, Facebook and Twitter suspended his accounts temporarily, citing user complaints and the disclosure of personal information.

Good idea: “The time that you had cameras in the meeting — I think we need to bring them back, because what [Schumer] described the meeting to be was totally different than what took place.” —Rep. Kevin McCarthy rejecting Schumer’s characterization of Trump leaving the meeting as a “temper tantrum”

Re: The Left: “Ah yes, the tunnel myth. Because it’s so easy to build tunnels. No one would ever notice. Might as well just do nothing, now that the tunneling option has been exposed. Can we have a serious conversation now? That’d be great.” —Rep. Dan Crenshaw rebutting Nancy Pelosi’s pathetic assertion that we should not build a border barrier because migrants would simply tunnel under it

Friendly fire: “For too long in our country, politicians have weaponized religion for their own selfish gain, fomenting bigotry, fears and suspicions based on the faith, religion or spiritual practices of their political opponents.” —Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to her fellow Aloha State Democrat Mazie Hirono regarding anti-Catholic attacks on the Knights of Columbus as a religious test for confirmation (Hirono responded, “It is unfortunate that Congresswoman Gabbard based her misguided opinion on the far right-wing manipulation of these straightforward questions.”)

Non Compos Mentis: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?” —Rep. Steve King

And last… “In 2019, the federal government will spend a whopping $4.407 trillion. Yet Congress and the president are shutting down the government in a dispute between the $1.3 billion the Democrats have approved for border security and the $5.7 billion the president is demanding — precisely 0.0998 percent of the total federal budget. In Washington, that is considered a rounding error. … But now we are shutting down the government over a wall much like the one that Pelosi and Senate Democrats fully supported just five years ago?” —Marc A. Thiessen

None of it makes sense, and even less so with the passing months. We supposedly look at and experience the same world, yet obviously live in different universes. Physics may have an answer for that, but everyday logic in the conduct of human affairs does not, especially if we assume that both sides are working for a strong, independent, free, and prosperous America. Logic clicks back into place when we remove that assumption.

,,,it is just too bad and too sad that Trump is so inarticulate that he can only scream BTW(((build that wall))). His inability to articulate anything but hackneyed political chants is his downfall.

In December 2018 Congress came up with a compromise solution and conducted a straw poll showing bipartisan support ---and Trump nixed it...

If he was being real and not a blowhard he could have realized that if he got a Billion or so the first year, and a billion the next year, and so on,,,eventually his Wall Remodel Project would be up to date.

Border security projects are not new. They have been going on for decades. Only Trump is to blame for the Shutdown, now the longest in history,,,and he does really not care about the lack of border enforcement and heartache he is causing Americans who work for the government,,, he continues to play his little political game of chicken...SAD

The Republican governor flew to Fort Lauderdale three days after taking office to remove the Democratic sheriff, appointing a former police sergeant to serve as acting sheriff. Gregory Tony, 40, worked for Coral Springs police for 12 years before leaving in 2016 to start a company specializing in active-shooter training. He is the first African-American to serve as Broward's sheriff.

Oh my M, you brought a tear to my eye with that appeal. Got me right there in the old soft spot.

Meanie Trump does not really care about the “heartache he is causing Americans who work for the government,,,”. Ok, is this the time we are supposed to say we feel bad for the non-essential workers in the Federal Government? Ok, how about no. Cry me a river. Perhaps the chair warmers should upgrade their skills so next time they will not be righly classified as ‘non-essential’....like in being non necessary. Boo hoo. Our country has been through a lot bigger issues and faced bigger challenges than some bat boy missing a paycheck, for criminey sake.

Somebody bring the Fecal Incontinence One the fainting couch. I certainly hope all you Berekely Stink-Asses aren’t such manginas.

Man o man. If we started deporting liberals, Mexico would build a Wall.

Contrary to popular opinion, Hollywood is a very religious place. Granted, it’s not an especially Christian place, but that doesn’t mean the fine folks of La La Land don’t love a good spiritual ceremony, one that promises perfect righteousness to those who follow the dictates of the progressive religion and utter condemnation to those who don’t.

This is why a certain house of worship has become such a hit for any Tinsel Town residents who need a bit of redemption after blaspheming the gods of political correctness. Once upon a time, damage-control-specializing publicists would encourage gay-slur-uttering celebs to rebuild their goodwill by undergoing sensitivity counseling. But in these latter days, the greatest way to atone for the sins of uninclusivity is found inside a church known as the Cathedral of Blessed Wokery, currently meeting in a 55,000-square-foot Malibu mansion normally reserved for climate change fundraisers and Lamborghini jousting.

For example, let’s say that you are a star comedian. Your last five films have been box office successes. Your most recent stand-up outing was voted one of the 350 best comedy specials released by Netflix in the second week of June. As your reward, you’ve just been tapped to host the 91st Academy Awards.

But then 11 inconsequential people on Twitter discover that you made an offensive joke about bisexual Muppets in 1997. Obviously, you are no longer morally fit to host an awards show where hordes of adulterers give trophies to fugitive pedophiles and serial rapists. Clearly your career must grind to a halt until you have been sufficiently rebuked by your fellow progressives.

Fortunately, that rebuke is now available to you via the Cathedral of Blessed Wokery, and in particular, via a ceremony of that church known as the Rite of Perpetual Confession.

http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/10/woke-progressives-turn-public-shaming-ritual-formal-religious-ceremony/
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First, the petition signatories view academic research, including scholarship published in top-tier journals and the upper echelon of university presses, as harassment. Second, the petition makes clear that the student signatories view natural law and the precepts of the Catholic church and traditional Christian churches as adopting homophobic, transphobic, and “extremely discriminatory views.” Third, the petition’s reference to awaiting a “person-to-person instance of harassment or victimisation,” exposes the students’ view that a classroom lecture that includes Finnis’ scholarship would be verboten.

BT- So as they put more and more pressure on free speech, a pattern that begat Carlin, Pryor, Red Fox and Eddie Murphy the last cycle will likely let us see a Murphy on steroids. I am surprised they still play the unedited Eddie Murphy Raw concert, oh I guess I am doomed for saying its still funny as hell.

Restricts ammunition receipt to 20 rounds within 30-day period. Prohibits transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party until latter of 14 days or Department of State Police has determined that recipient is qualified to receive firearm.

It's funny how much verbiage there is around a simple central concept, making guns of any type and ammunition illegal. That law is nudging pretty close to it.

I'm tired of hearing all the handwaving (can you hear handwaves?) about 'reasonable' and 'common sense' laws when they are always just a step towards 100% confiscation. There's probably a Law of Politics here, that movements are always suborned by their most radical members. In this case, it might be as simple as (1) liberal women hate guns because of 'the children' plus a lack of interest (2) liberal men hate guns because they want some lovin' from the liberal women.

Maybe they'll make an exception for single-shot long guns if you get a 50 page form signed by the Oregon Political Police in order to check your criminal and social media history.

Hold on to your guns and hoses. Now that the mid terms are over, Blue Mob will be going balls to the wall to confiscate guns and put gun control in overdrive in 2019. It’s spreading like gangrene and the wack job are coming out of the woodwork from FL to CA.

2019 will be a tough year for us law abiding citizens. Gotta hunker down. Our guns will be under full assualt this year. They cry for common sense gun “control” (with control being the operative word in nine foot letters), yet decry common sense illegal immigration border control. They release criminals unto our streets and communities and expect us to be content that LE is minutes away when seconds count. The law says it’s against the law for an illegal to hold, possess, transport, or even touch a gun, yet protect the illegal from procesution, reporting, and deportation for such an offense.

They criminalize law abiding gun owners and decriminalize the criminal element.

Most of those who might pose a response to the "points". ie talking points .. have a life that doesn't involve monitoring RR every ten seconds and responding to the garbage pail of ideas that float around here.

It was too aeasy to see the writing on the wall. Pussy hats are gone because it offends those women who do not posses a pussy. That’s small potatoes.

The real bigger story is the growing assualt on women. White women. First, it was attacking (blaming) Republican women who are held subservient to their husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, and bosses for voting for Donald J. Trump. Hillary counted on the “I’m With Her” women, along with the usual grievance groups, to carry her to victory. Afterall, there are more women than men, they live longer, and it’s Her turn. But, no. The women did not break for Hillary in the numbers the arrogant elitists assumed, thus blame sexism and women for making the wrong voting choice in the voting booth. They just can’t think for themselves and do what they are told by men. Thus, blame women who cannot make their own decisions. Blame Deplorable women, Deplorable Republican women.

But, the grievance marchers did not stop with R women or conservative women. The Women’s March organizers began to systematically push out white women, even liberal white women, from their leadership ranks. White women, like their male counterparts, are the oppressors. They are privileged, like the Jews. No room at the inn for white women, Jews, and......only room for POC. No longer about Women or women’s issues, the Women March hierarchy has evolved into an exclusionary racist organization hell bent on castigating white women and Jewish women and Christian women and all women who do not toe the grievance ideology. Actually, it’s more than just POC good, all others bad. The root of the ideology is a hatred for America.

This, it is not surprising that the Women’s March top echelon has been taken over by those who hate Christians, hate Jews, hate Western Civilization, and now hate white women. I don’t know about you, but attacking or blaming white females with the broadbrush is going to get those who truly care and champoion women’s issues a bit put off.

My first clue was the original Women’s March where a few BLM’s women were standing holding signs reading “Where were you when we were afraid to walk the streets?” Or, to paraphrase, “Now that you are frightened [because of Trump], you come out to demostrate today, but did not come out in numbers to support us, you hypocrite honkies.”

Slam toxic masculinity and the patriarchy tell the cows come home. But, but, but, it is not wise to go after the millions of fine women who were born not a POC through no fault of their own. How, who is being divisive?

Just left the League of Women's roundtable re our homeless problem. The predictables were there. Lot of meaningless recycled ideas that will now be "shared with stakeholders". Of course someone wants to make hundreds of tiny houses and someone else asked what happened to Reinette's hundreds of micro minnie houses. Chuckles all around while Reinette rocked in her chair as if she had taken an OD of Thorazine. Bottom line is that everyone wants to make NC a more homeless friendly environment. That was tried in San Francisco and Santa Cruz to great failure. Feed the stray cats and stray cats come running. Cats don't even have Obama phones to call their friends about free food, shelter and pedicures here in NC.

Good one FISH.
Self awareness is not a strength of the left. They are constantly telling the world it will end and scaring the kids but ask for a wall to stop danger and they go apoplectic. You cannot make this stuff up!

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman recently said we are governed by, "a president who no one believes who’s surrounded by a C-team in a dysfunctional White House.....I don’t know whether it’s lie number 6,000 or 7,000.... we’re in a moment now where people simply don’t believe a word out of his mouth.... Trump is a president with “formal authority but no moral authority....We have a disturbed man as president – that’s very clear.” Friedman went on to say that the greatest threat to America "right now is in the Oval Office."

Speaking of 'self awareness' what justification can any of you provide as to why to continue to believe every lie and misconstrued statistic that comes out of trump's mouth...EVEN WHEN IT IS PROVEN TO BE FALSE.

Who says we believe every lie? That is the mistake you lefty saps make on this. I kind of look at it like a husband telling his wife he had a salad hen he actually had a twinkie. Degrees of telling tales. I bet you always lie BoobieC since you do it here you must do it too your mate. Most of the things you call lies are humor anyway. We get the humor, you sourpusses don't.

RobertC 1126am - Mr Cross, have you ever found the answer as to why you so diligently immerse yourself in this "garbage pail of ideas that float around here"? There are nice progressive sites much more to your liking that instead float easy to digest progressive pabulum about store openings, wineries, liberal community projects, celebrations of leftwing politicians, ..., and also denigrate President Trump and RR ad nauseum, all designed to elicit more suitable echoes from their ideologically identical and culturally cohesive readers. Imagine the peace of mind after such an agreeable visit.

Oh Ms. Bobbie has been on that same old Trump is a liar threadmill for quite some time. After awhile, the hamster dies but the wheel keeps spinning. Looks like we already know what Bobbie Sue is cross about today, will be cross about tomorrow, and will continue to be cross about for the ensuing weeks and months. Second verse, same as the first.

Amuse us, oh court jester.

I do like Friedman. Milton, that is.
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.”

“Speaking of 'self awareness' what justification can any of you provide as to why to continue to believe every lie and misconstrued statistic that comes out of trump's mouth...EVEN WHEN IT IS PROVEN TO BE FALSE.”

Gee Bobbie Sue, that is kinda creepy. And using all caps at the end is a sign of unhealthy things going on in your mellon. Best to breathe deeply first when these fits of outrage strike.

Hmmm.

And you believe the Leftinista Media SuperPacs because...because...because you do? Oh my, what a scrambled mess you have made on your gray matter.

“I’m outraged that we haven’t fixed this problem. I’m outraged. Who can say that this is a manufactured crisis? Anyone? … I don’t care who it is — anyone that says this is a manufactured crisis — they are absolutely lying to the American people.”

As an outsider looking in on this group, it is nothing short of amazing to observe the lengths the fanboys go to believe, accept, deflect, obfuscate, or make excuses for Trump's lies. He is your god. leading by blinded faith. It is nothing short of pathological.

But then again, Mein Kampf was a best seller and moral guide for tens of thousands of believers even though the lies were over the top, and entirely proved as lies. History repeats itself right here in Nevada City.

Mein Kampf reference? Oh, how original. And I was told the liberals don’t have an original thought in their heads.

Having not read Mein Kampf, I would not know. I was told that Hitler laid out his plan (kampf) in the book he wrote while in prison. When folks wondered aloud after the fact how it all could have happened, they were told it was all there in the book. Whether it was a pack of lies or not, I haven’t a clue.

I do love the Nazi comparisons. It’s like something new under the sun, finally. Did you read that somewhere? Is it hidden in a book?

You'd almost think that Hitler sat down and wrote a one page manifesto saying that we should enforce immigration law. That seems to be the defining issue of the day and Nazidom is the worst thing the Blue Mob can accuse people of.

It's rather depressing to think of a political movement based on the US slave trade and Hitler but it seems to me that it can't last. If the crazier wing of Progressives, which seems to be swinging into the ascendancy right now, continues for much longer, the internal competitions between it's groups will probably tear it apart.

Of course, in the meantime, they can either feed us endless amusing stories from universities and the like or they can provide the West with a new Reign of Terror while they root out 'Nazis'. It isn't at all clear how this is going to play out.

What some people think.
"Within hours the internet lost its mind. After two hours on the Facebook page, the post garnered 200 comments."
“That shirt’s not even good enough to wipe your butt with,”
“What in the absolute f--- is this b------?”
" California transplants for bringing their tastes and liberal politics with them."
"What happens when Californians flee their failed state but bring their failed political ideology with them? They transform Idaho into California. Cali used 2 b one of best states in the US, now it's the worst. Won't be long b4 Idaho turns from red to purple, then blue. #Idafornia,"

"They were angry at Californians, saying, 'F— California,' and the Californians were saying 'F— you' right back, and called Idahoans ignorant,"

He detailed how Californians are changing the way of life in Idaho.

"A lot of [Idahoans] don't make a lot of money, and we're seeing housing prices driven up," he said. "But things look nicer so there's good and bad, but more good than bad, I think. But some people liked Idaho little, rural and run-down. Everywhere there were farms there are now shopping malls."

So Idaho is getting a taste of what Frisco did to Nevada County.

The disease known as Bay LIBeralism is spreading. Someone call the CDC.

Actually Frisch,, "we" are probably more "ECO" about things than you are.. We just ain't dicks about it, or out to make big bucks, being "ECO" in name only.
So just how "ECO" are you? Signed up for the human composting program yet? (Or looking for ways to make a buck off it?)

George 5:55 - "why you so diligently immerse yourself in this "garbage pail of ideas that float around here"?"

I immerse my self in this garbagpail of schlep because I feel it is my civic duty to point out how wrong you and yours are about goombah trump and his cohort of grifters. Apparently, you people are too enthralled by his his narcissistic rhetoric, which for some strange reason, seems to resonate to you all on multiple levels, to see through the bull crap to the truth. Maybe you don't want to know the truth so you repeat the excuses and fake news that supports his point of view. So I post here just in case one of you might take off your self-installed blinders before trump declares a national emergency, burns down the Reichstag, declares martial law and starts putting people with liberal viewpoints into work camps with large incinerators as your "liberalism is a disease" mantra might suggest to those with a lower mentality who are stupid enough to act on it. Hate crimes by white males against minorities have gone up since trump began his run, don't you know. Blogs like this one and facebook play a large part in the spread of that disease by repeating the lies and distortions. Have a nice day!

Yet the Bob can't say or show what evils Trump has done.
The nation is in the best shape in decades. Laws and regs that had a strangle hold have been reduced. Some freedoms restored, Nations not taking advantage of the U.S. like they used to.(the selling out of America has been slowed)
Now doing his best to secure our sovereignty, by protecting our border..
Yet the LIBS bitch. They yell "COLLUSION"(uh,, not a crime)
He Paid a skank to keep her mouth shut.(not a crime) Yet the Proggys stay real quiet when their own are busted in public for doing the same.( http://checkyourfact.com/2019/01/11/fact-check-congress-sexual-harassment-settlements-200-million/)

QUICK ORDRER A GROSS OF CLUTCHING PEARLS AND A TRUCK LOAD OF FAINTING COUCHES!

KARL: What I am getting is that this is all building up to the Mueller report and raising expectations of a bombshell report. And there have been expectations that have been building, of course, for over a year on this. But people who are closest to what Mueller has been doing, interacting with the special counsel caution me that this report is almost certain to be anti-climactic. If you look at what the FBI was investigating in that New York Times report, you look at what they were investigating, Mueller did not go anywhere with that investigation. He has been writing his report in real time through these indictments and we have seen nothing from Mueller on the central question of, was there any coordination, collusion, with the Russians in the effort to meddle in the elections? Or was there even any knowledge on the part of the president or anybody in his campaign with what the Russians were doing, there’s been no indication of that …

STEPHANOPOULOS: They hadn’t laid that out yet in the indictments but how do things like the Trump
Tower meeting with Russians, Don Jr., Paul Manafort, Paul Manafort giving polling data to Ukrainian oligarchs, the pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow. How does that fit into this theory?

KARL: What we’ve certainly seen over and over again is the people around the president, first of all, have been willing to lie to investigators, and had their own dealings with Russians, had their own agendas with Russians. And Manafort was trying to get paid for his work on behalf of Ukraine. Flynn had his own dealings. But it is not added up to anything of the central question, again, was there anybody – was the Trump campaign aware of or coordinating with the Russians in their effort to meddle with the election. So far there’s been nothing on that and I’m led to believe don’t expect there’s going to be any.

Walt, the goats made the Fox News 5 minute news on the hour segment last night. Said Go Goat Me has raised 30k in Nevada City, a tiny town 50 miles from Paradise.

Last time Nevada City made national news was when some tin foiled hat wack job said that somebody was ordering the cops to kill black people and the Dallas cops who were gunned down by a gunman had it coming. Time before that was about some worm farm.

No wonder they protest Christina Hoff Summers on college campuses. The former feminist star is now to be silence, crushed, and destroyed. Off with her head! Allow her no quarter! Well, she wrote this in the year 2000, some 18 years ago. Like many former feminist rising stars, she was spot on and ahead of her time. She did not leave feminism, the new wave left her. A common story.

RobertC 1154am - Then I thank you for your public spirited engagement in these comment streams Mr Cross. I take heart that you now assess RR to be a voice with sufficient reach that your labors here are warranted to save the unwary readers from my wayward ways. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Doc. I knew it sounded so familiar. I learned something. Rather than look at the category ‘Recent Posts’ or archives, I discovered I can simply scroll down the posts until I find the one in question. I was wondering how an infrequent commentator found and posted under Lost Words of our Childhood earlier this fine lovely day.

BTW, did you get the boot from your weekly Wednesday 3 minutes of infamy on that local underground alternative low frequency FM station? Forget the call letters.
I believe I did not see it under posts, but I could be wrong. Most people are frequently wrong across this big wide planet, albeit the Ms. Crosses & Co. of this world think they are the exception, not the rule. While declaring people are wrong, they do not think such statements applies to them. Anyway, inquiring minds would like to know. Did they silence ya?

The truth is, the world is getting much cleaner, when measured by CO2 output per dollar of GDP. So is the U.S. It's decarbonizing. And as the world population begins to decline later this century and new energy technologies come on line — everything from new battery technology to ultra-safe nuclear power designs — CO2 emissions won't be a problem, real or imagined.

The real problem? Having enough people working and paying taxes to support all the retirees around the world and pay off hundreds of trillions of dollars of global debt.

What is a problem is the nonstop fear-mongering, demands for more taxes, and dangerous socialist experiments in expanding government control of the economy, all in the name of warding off the threat of global warming.

So don't worry about this jump in CO2. It won't last. But the damage from bad green policies foisted on the economy will.

Bill Tozier 1:05-
The Goat Fund has only raised about 11k in 6 weeks, not 30k. We're not THAT stupid. The tin foil nanny has just launched a national PR blitz, more than likely to see her name in print rather than any real hope to raise 30K to start her pet project. Has anyone seen a business plan other than "goats will save us"? How much is Nanny going to skim off the top for her administrative fee? Will this be followed by a goat board and a goat tax to keep up with the weeds? What happened to the big bucks donations she raised to make a movie about herself?

Looks like our two LIB chicks may have an out!(you know,, the two that voted twice) They believed they could!
Look what SCOTUS is reviewing.https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/supreme-court-gun-illegal-alien/
"Rehaif contends the government must prove he knowingly possessed a firearm and knowingly violated immigration law in order to secure a conviction"

So now it gets boiled down to "knowing"?
What the HELL happened to " Ignorance of the law is no excuse".

If SCOTUS upholds the argument, the courts will be packed for years for those wanting to clear their name.

"I didn't KNOW it was a 35 MPH zone. That's why I was doing 60.
I never saw the sign."

Burnt Toast: Nice choice of words. Nanny, pet project.
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Yes, Steve, Nevada City will get their goats. Goat ropers need love too! Goats 🐐 are kinda cool. In fact, I have the honor of having a goat named after me, as well as a dog and a good friend’s son....being my real first name is rather unique.

And as long as the old courthouse stands, she won’t be chaining herself to the doors. And since all applicants for the pot shops were selected/accepted, there will be no grand jury investigation. And everything is cool as long as the new restaurant continues with her menu. And Nevada City will get its air raid siren fixed. Boy, she will really be freaking out when 5 G comes with its intensive bombarding of electrons hitting the burg. If she thought her smart meter was causing her headaches, just wait til 5 -G comes. Oh my, chem trails will seem like a nothing burger. Whatever Fruitcake wants, Fruitcake gets.

You know, the self driving cars are ready to roll in mass. Just waiting for 5 G to rollout everywhere. Imagine being driven in your self driving car to a Townhall event at the Art Deco City City Hall and suddenly your car loses service and careens into the front of the Mine Shaft. Oh my. That will really get somebody’s goat.

Walt
Bang, bang, you are dead. Heard an interesting off record interview with a Border Patrol agent who is also an Iraq War veteran. Standing on the the US side of the border, he said he could hear the continuous gun battles day and night going on in Ciudad Juárez, I believe. Anyway, he said he has not heard such gunfire since he left Iraq. We are not just securing the border from economic refugees, illegals, criminals, pedophiles, sex traffickers, rapists, murderers, and what have you. We are fighting against the cartels that have taken over large swaths of territory from the governments in Central America through Mexico and are peddling poison into our cities and communities.

Trump told the EPA to base the new navigable waters definition on the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s legal opinion from the 2006 Supreme Court decision in Rapanos v. United States. That opinion limits EPA authority over non-navigable waters in two important ways. EPA’s new proposal violates both.

First, Justice Scalia opined that EPA could only regulate non-navigable tributaries if there were relatively permanent and continuously flowing, and would be what ordinary Americans (not lawyers and activists) would call rivers or streams. Some drainages are too small for Congress to regulate because no normal person would call them creeks or streams.

EPA’s new proposal regulates tributaries no matter how small, even if they only flow for a few days at a time, as long as they typically contribute any small amount of water to a river downstream. That goes way beyond what Scalia’s opinion allowed.

Second, Scalia said EPA could only regulate wetlands if they sit alongside regulated streams or lakes so closely that they bleed into each other. But EPA’s proposal far exceeds this, by including wetlands far afield, no matter how small, that normally drain eventually to a real river.

If EPA finalizes this proposal, its overzealous enforcement bureaucrats will continue to assert control over farm fields and home sites nationwide. Farmers who supported the Trump candidacy would get relief from regulation of their ditches, but the feds will still call the shots on their fields.

And because EPA’s new proposal regulates some, but not all, intermittent drainages based on vague distinctions, landowners will still be uncertain whether their shallow ponds and seasonal channels are regulated. They’ll face steep consulting and legal bills as they haggle over who actually owns their property: their families or the EPA?

Speaking of a mental disorder, The Great Pellini has identified the weapon used to murder the rookie Davis cop as a SEMI-AUTOMATIC pistol! The horrors.

Semiautomatics have been around since the 1890's, well over 120 years and are by far the most common handgun action sold in the USA... but Jeffie is sure semiautomatics are particularly scary, and like failed congressional candidate Audrey Denney, thinks all semiautomatics should be banned... why else mention it?

The gunman was sure the Davis police department were bombarding him with ultrasonic waves. Very sad.

,,,hey Walt!,,,have you put in your bid to Nevada City to masticate the same amount of acreage the dear little goats will munch to help the town be more fire safe??? 30% slopes any problem for your ditch digger???

,,,Fish,,,let’s help those alien Cartel growers go straight and put them to work making our forests fire safe!!!

Trump is down to a 11 month low in the RCP Consensus Polls with a dismal -13.2 polling. Bad news for Trump who is tanking due to his shutting down the Government. Poor showing for a President who lost 40 seats in the midterm just two month ago. How low can he go? Bad news yet to come when Mueller releases his report and Cohen testifies in the HOuse.

Data:
This is not surprising in the least. Now, how do we keep single women from falling for and falling into the trap of trying to fix bad boys?

“Knowing this, it makes little sense to expect economic outcomes for women overall to be the same as those for single women. Because young, single women tend to earn more money than young, single men, we should also expect them to own more houses. As the LendingTree report shows, this is precisely the case.”

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Data Show California Is a Living Example of the Good Intentions Fallacy. As I have repeated here endlessly, my Momma always said “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

“That politicians would persist with harmful policies should come as little surprise. The Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman once observed the uncanny proclivity of politicians “to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.”

These poll numbers have to improve or the Repubs are sunk in 2020. Anybody have ideas as to how the Republicans can improve their numbers? This a question that any Republican Pollster has to be asking because that's their job.

Boy, they weren’t kidding when they said the Dem 2020 candidates are looking like something out of the Star Wars bar scenes. Have you seen the latest bunch that has crawled out the primordial ooze? Mercy.

So, how far over the edge will the extremist radial Left take the Progressive left (along with the old OWS crowd)? To infinity and beyond? If the Dems were smart, they would nominate an old boring white guy like Joe Biden. Sure, they will call Uncle Joe a lefty moderate or some misnomer like that. In reality ole Shotgun Joe is a true full blown liberal, so let’s make that abundantly clear out the gate. . But at least he isn’t a extreme radical Lefty like this latest bunch of airheads who are putting their feelers out.